Greenland’s ice sheet melts in spurts

Last Updated: Friday, August 3, 2012, 13:21

Loss of ice from Greenland’s vast sheet may occur mainly in short bursts, suggest Danish scientists who used aerial photos dating back to the 1980s to plot shrinking of glaciers around the island’s northwest coast.

Unprecedented Greenland ice melt alarming: NASA

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 10:21

The rapid melting of ice sheet in Greenland in July has left NASA scientist stunned and alarmed, raising fears of the consequences of climate change in future.

Greenland ice sheet may be sliding away due to surface lake melt

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 12:45

Greenland ice sheet may be sliding faster into the ocean because of massive releases of meltwater from surface lakes, a new study suggests.

Greenland ice loss can fill world`s 11th largest lake

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 13:28

Greenland is a natural lab for studying how climate change has affected ice fields.

Record melt from Greenland icesheet in 2010

Last Updated: Saturday, January 22, 2011, 08:53

The 2010 runoff was more than twice the average annual loss in Greenland over the previous 3 decades.

Huge ice island could pose threat to oil, shipping

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 09:25

An island of ice is drifting across the Arctic Ocean after breaking off from a glacier in Greenland.

Greenland ice cap melt accelerating: Experts

Last Updated: Sunday, August 1, 2010, 12:51

The ice sheet in their region had lowered six metres in just a month.

Greenland ice loss driven by warming seas: Study

Last Updated: Monday, February 15, 2010, 09:23

Greenland`s continent-sized icesheet is being significantly eroded by winds and currents that drive warmer water into fjords, where it carves out the base of coastal glaciers, according to latest studies.

Greenland ice loss led to one sixth of sea-level rise

Last Updated: Thursday, November 26, 2009, 16:23

Greenland has lost about 1,500 cubic kilometres of ice between 2000 and 2008, which is responsible for one-sixth of global sea-level rise, scientists have claimed.

Greenland ice loss responsible for global sea-level rise

Last Updated: Monday, November 23, 2009, 14:07

In a long term research, scientists have found that Greenland lost 1500 cubic kilometres of ice between 2000 and 2008, making it responsible for one-sixth of global sea-level rise.